Congreso de 1816

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Congreso de 1816 is the historic Argentine assembly that declared the country’s independence from Spain in 1816.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Argentine political institution
constituent assembly
historic legislative assembly
adopted Acta de la Declaración de la Independencia Argentina NERFINISHED
aim to give the United Provinces a definitive political organization
to secure international recognition of independence
alsoKnownAs Congreso de Tucumán NERFINISHED
Congress of 1816 NERFINISHED
Congress of Tucumán NERFINISHED
commemoratedOn Día de la Independencia (Argentina) NERFINISHED
commemorationDate July 9
consideredFormOfGovernment monarchy
republic
continuedUnder Supreme Director Juan Martín de Pueyrredón NERFINISHED
convenedBy Supreme Director Ignacio Álvarez Thomas NERFINISHED
country United Provinces of the Río de la Plata NERFINISHED
declared Independence of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata
declaredIndependenceFrom Spain NERFINISHED
Spanish Crown NERFINISHED
endDate 1820-02-11
followedBy Constituent Congress of 1824–1827 NERFINISHED
heldInBuilding Casa Histórica de Tucumán NERFINISHED
independenceDeclarationDate 1816-07-09
languageOfProceedings Spanish
legalNature sovereign representative assembly
locatedInCountry Argentina NERFINISHED
location San Miguel de Tucumán NERFINISHED
mainOutcome affirmation of sovereignty of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata
formal declaration of independence from Spain
politicalContext Argentine War of Independence NERFINISHED
Wars of Independence in Spanish America NERFINISHED
precededBy Asamblea del Año XIII NERFINISHED
presidentAtIndependenceDeclaration Francisco Narciso de Laprida NERFINISHED
region Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata (former colonial entity) NERFINISHED
representedRegion Buenos Aires NERFINISHED
Catamarca NERFINISHED
Córdoba NERFINISHED
Jujuy NERFINISHED
La Rioja NERFINISHED
Mendoza NERFINISHED
Salta NERFINISHED
San Juan NERFINISHED
San Luis NERFINISHED
Santiago del Estero NERFINISHED
Tucumán NERFINISHED
Upper Peru provinces (some seats not present)
secretaryAtIndependenceDeclaration Juan José Paso NERFINISHED
signedBy deputies of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata
significance marked the birth of Argentina as an independent nation
startDate 1816-03-24

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Congress of Tucumán alsoKnownAs Congreso de 1816